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Same-sex couples still getting married in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Judges in Milwaukee and Dane counties are marrying gay couples for a second day following a federal judge’s ruling overturning Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban. More than 60 couples were married in each county Friday, as courthouses stayed open late following the judge’s decision earlier that day.
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Same-sex couples begin marrying in Wisconsin after ruling
MADISON, Wis. — Same-sex couples began getting married in Wisconsin on Friday shortly after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban and despite confusion over the effect of the ruling. Clerks in Madison and Milwaukee started marrying same-sex couples shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, a little over an hour after the judge released her ruling.
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Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin ban on same-sex marriage
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge struck down Wisconsin’ ban on same-sex marriage Friday, the latest in a string of such rulings that have come in rapid succession across the United States. Same sex-couples in two cities began getting married about an hour after the ruling despite confusion over whether the decision cleared the way for the marriages to begin immediately.
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ACLU urges judge to reject stay request in Wis. same-sex marriage case
MADISON, Wis. — The American Civil Liberties Union is urging a federal judge to reject Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s request to stay any future ruling striking down Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban.
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Wis. Supreme Court declines to hear same-sex marriage case
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition brought by a same-sex couple from Milwaukee seeking to strike down the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
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Poll finds majority of Wisconsin residents support marriage equality
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — While a federal judge considers a challenge to Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage, a new poll finds a majority of the state’s residents support marriage equality.
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Wis. AG makes stay request in same-sex marriage challenge
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked a federal judge on Friday to place on hold any future order she may make that would strike down the state’s ban on gay marriage, the second time this week the Republican expressed doubt in the state’s chances to succeed in defending the law.
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Judge limits lawsuit to officials who are blocking plaintiffs’ access to marriage
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has dismissed three defendants from the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Milwaukee county board adds gender identity to non-discrimination ordinance
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee, Wis., county board of supervisors has voted to add gender identity and expression to the county’s anti-discrimination ordinance.
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Wis. couple asks state Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — A same-sex couple has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down the state’s gay marriage ban.